You, Yourself, and Thee

Chapter 3

Scheming and Plotting


The Titans were sitting around the breakfast table, actually devouring real waffles for once. Beast Boy was reluctantly taking small bites.

"So…what do we want to do today?" asked Cyborg.

"I'll tell you what I plan on doing," said Beast Boy. "I'm gonna turn on the X-Station, play "Invasion 3," and kick some alien butt! Um…no offense, Star."

"There is none to be taken," said Starfire as she helped herself to a fifth serving of waffles.

"I'm probably going to go read," said Raven.

"I'm going to the training room," said Robin. "You can join me if you like, Cy"

"Before we go our separate ways, I wish to tell you of my experiment," said Starfire.

"What experiment?" asked Robin, raising a masked eyebrow.

"I was inspired by a…"teen movie." I wish to research the different earthling packs, and-"

Beast Boy almost choked on his small bite of waffle laughing. "A group of people is not called a pack, Star." He smiled wickedly as he got an idea and said, "For future reference, a group of people is a gaggle."

"So, then we are a gaggle?" asked Starfire.

"You betcha," said Beast Boy.

"Thank you, friend Beast Boy!" She pulled out her hat and magnifying glass again.

"Hey! I've been looking for those!" said Beast Boy as he snatched them away from the alien.

"I am most sorry!" exclaimed Starfire. "I did not know they were yours! I found them under the couch!"

"Great, now I need a new hiding place," Beast Boy grumbled under his breath. Everyone ignored it, though.

"Tell us more about this experiment of yours, Starfire," said Robin.

"I will be…um…"dressing up" I believe is the term, to further study your earthling gaggles.

"Dressing up?" asked Cyborg.

"Yes. Dressing up," Starfire answered.

"How are you going to be dressing up?"

"You will have to wait and see," said Starfire as she got up and cleared her place.

" I'm heading down to the training room." Robin got up and cleared his place as well.

Once they were gone Beast Boy asked Raven, "So, is there anything you want to talk about?

"I try to avoid talking to people who make a point of spying on me," said a seething Raven.

"Well, you want to talk about anything with me?" asked Cyborg. "I can make Beast Boy go away if you want."

"No, I'm not feeling very talkative. Now, if you'll excuse me, I 'm going to go play with my stuffed animals," Raven said sarcastically as she left the table.

"She's not cracking," said Beast Boy.

"Well, you have to spy on her again then!"

"Dude, I can't spy on her!"

"Nothing stopped you from spying on her before!" Cyborg threw his hands up in the air.

"It's just that…she knows I was spying on her now," said Beast Boy.

"I'm sure you can pull it off. Besides, it's for her own good," said Cyborg as he put his hands down.

Beast Boy gulped. "I'll try to remember that as she pounds the snot out of me."

"C'mon, you didn't get caught before."

"She wasn't looking for me before! She will be now!"

Friends!" They shut up as Starfire walked in. "You are the first ones to see the first step of my experiment!"

Both Beast Boy's and Cyborg's jaws dropped.

"So," said Starfire, "how do I look?"


TO BE CONTINUED…